vigilant

vig·i·lant

V0097500 (vĭj′ə-lənt)adj. On the alert, as for danger or error; watchful. See Synonyms at careful.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vigilāns, vigilant-, present participle of vigilāre, to be watchful; see vigilante.]

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vig′i·lant·ly adv.

vigilant

(ˈvɪdʒɪlənt) adjkeenly alert to or heedful of trouble or danger, as while others are sleeping or unsuspicious[C15: from Latin vigilāns keeping awake, from vigilāre to be watchful; see vigil] ˈvigilantly adv ˈvigilantness n

vig•i•lant

(ˈvɪdʒ ə lənt)

adj. 1. keenly watchful to detect trouble; wary. 2. ever awake and alert. [1470–80; < Latin vigilant-, s. of vigilāns, present participle of vigilāre to be watchful, derivative of vigil; see vigil] vig′i•lant•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

vigilant - carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"open-eyed, wakeful, argus-eyedalert, watchful - engaged in or accustomed to close observation; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"

vigilant

adjective watchful, alert, on the lookout, careful, cautious, attentive, circumspect, wide awake, on the alert, on your toes, wakeful, on your guard, on the watch, on the qui vive, Argus-eyed, keeping your eyes peeled or skinned (informal) Police warned the public to be vigilant and report anything suspicious.
slack, careless, lax, negligent, neglectful, inattentive, remiss

vigilant

adjectiveVigilantly attentive:alert, observant, open-eyed, wakeful, wary, watchful, wide-awake.Idiom: on the ball.

Translations

警惕着的

vigilance

(ˈvidʒiləns) noun watchfulness or readiness for danger. He watched her with the vigilance of a hawk. 警覺，警戒 警惕，警戒 ˈvigilant adjective 保持警覺的 警惕着的